Facts about the lads that are trueish



It's an urban myth that there was ever a player called 'Jack Rodwell'.

Lorik Cana was made from girders left over from Wearmouth Bridge.

Charlie Hurley was actually 7' 6" but stooped a lot so as not to make his team-mates feel inferior.
 
Jeff Clarke's* family established the shoe company and the 1976 promotion side all wore Clark's Commandos

*He added the 'e' so nobody thought he only got a football career because he sirted the directors out with shoes.
 

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